Like Mother, like daughter

This week's episode of Gilmore Girls made me question if it was possible for mother and daughters to actually have a real-best-friends kind of relationship with one another.

The episode that I watched this week was the one where Rory lost her virginity to Dean.

So, I need to do a quick re-cap of why this is one of the hugest turning points in the show. When Rory was 16, she dated Dean. He was her first true love. After a while though, she met Jess. Jess was more her type, plus, he was her bad boy fantasy come to life. Although, their relationship only lasted a year, Rory was really in love with him and was crushed when he left town to get out of trouble.

But as we all know, human being are resilient creatures. Rory moved on, even though part of her will always be in love with Jess. At this point, in the show Rory is 19 and single. She's matured into this beautiful woman that Dean wants--again. The only problem is he has just recently gotten married to the over-bearing and controlling Lindsey. *Cue ominous music*

Anyways, in the episode that I watched, Dean is working in construction and is helping build Lorelai's new inn. Rory goes to visit her mom and sees Dean for the first time in a year. It's the classic, "and their eyes met and they fell in love," moment. Just watching them interact, you can see how the old flames were re-kindled (wow, that's so cliche).

The grand opening of Lorelai's inn finally occurs, but she forgets music. So, she sends Rory back home to get some CD's. As luck would have it Dean just drops by to see how she's doing. Well, as one thing leads to another, they end up sleeping with each other. A few hours later, Lorelai stops by and sees the bed all rumpled and walks out very angry.

At the end of episode, all you see is Lorelai hold Rory as they sit on the bathroom floor while Rory is crying. To me, that is what a true friend does. They let you cry and vent about what you've done, while holding you and not judging. However, it was ironic to me that this was a mom and her daughter.

Now I don't know about you, but how many of you can say your mom would be comforting you after she caught you having sex? Umm.....yeah.

I think the why they are friends is because they actually TALK to one another and DO stuff together. I guess your relationship with your parent is pretty much like any other relationship and Gilmore Girls shows that it is possible to be friends with your parent. But I think parents need to keep an open mind like Lorelai does and treat them like an adult with real thoughts and feelings.

So, are mother daughter relationships possible? You decide.